Category Archives: Career Nirvana

If you’ve skimmed even a few of my posts in the last several months, you’ve likely noticed I’ve been blathering on and on (and on … and on) about how now is the time for us all to step away from the corporate machine and hang out a shingle. You might be thinking I’m aContinue reading “That’s What I’m Talking About!”

My LinkedIn feed this morning is disturbing. Sure there’s the typical flood of AI-created swill, all trying to make us feel like we’re going to be left behind if we don’t jump on the bandwagon. But quietly tucked between every 10 of these robotic hurry-up-and-work-harder-before-it’s-too-late posts, there’s a bit of heartbreak. A middle-aged mother whoContinue reading “Everything is fine.”

Given the opportunity, what would you build in your community? As the hellscape that is the tech industry continues to implode, more and more tech workers just like us find ourselves wondering what we’re going to do next. Both what we will do to continue to feed our need for creativity, autonomy, mastery, and purpose,Continue reading “Building a stronger community, one small business at a time”

In a recent article in the San Francisco Standard, an anonymous Facebook employee shared the horror that is tech work right now. And the horizon doesn’t really look a whole lot brighter. How are you holding up to the constant pressure to do more, the non-stop change in focus, the angry and unfeeling comments fromContinue reading ““I tend to cry in the shower””

I was talking to a friend the other day who recently switched jobs. He’s happier and less stressed in his new gig, but he’s also a bit wistful. You see, he decided to stayed in the tech industry. He switched to a smaller, more flexible organization so he has more autonomy and less corporate BS,Continue reading “Living your best life … as a septic truck operator?”

I’m trying something new with my Career Nirvana program in the coming months and I’d love to have you join me for the experiment. If you’re a tech worker who’s been laid off, is struggling to find your next corporate home, or you’re still working but you’re just exhausted by the constant corporate noise andContinue reading “Tired of the Corporate BS in the Tech Industry? Refactor Your Job.”

Last week I recorded a podcast for ClueCon in which I discuss how to reinvent yourself in a new, more rewarding career. It goes live on the FreeSwitch YouTube channel on March 18th, but in the meantime, here is a bit of sneak peek. It’s a list of books and other resources you might findContinue reading “Career Nirvana (& Life After Tech): Suggested Reading”